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BERLIN Greece, perhaps at German urging, might decide to leave the eurozone the group of nations that use the euro as their currency as early as Friday afternoon. At least, that's the current thinking. Greek officials have submitted a proposal to extend the repayment terms on their most recent European bailout, and Germany appeared to be leaning toward rejecting it. So Greek officials countered that it was a "take it or leave it" proposition. The European consensus is that if Germany sticks to its guns, Greece will be forced to exit the eurozone, a "Grexit," as some pundits put it. The departure would likely be destabilizing to the European Union and its...

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BERLIN Greece, perhaps at German urging, might decide to leave the eurozone the group of nations that use the euro as their currency as early as Friday afternoon. At least, that's the current thinking. Greek officials have submitted a...

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Angelina Jolie has opened an academic center billed as Britain's first to focus on women, peace and security.
The Hollywood actress hopes the center at the London School of Economics will help boost the global campaign for women's rights. She said...

Angelina Jolie has opened an academic center billed as Britain's first to focus on women, peace and security. The Hollywood actress hopes the center at the London School of Economics will help boost the global campaign for women's rights. She said Tuesday...

The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday, in a move seen as likely to put pressure on the Islamist chief.The woman was...

Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria.
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